CVE-2026-23040
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CVE-2026-23040 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification The NAN notification is for 5745 MHz which corresponds to channel 149 and not 5475 which is not actually a valid channel. This could result in a NULL pointer dereference in cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif.. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: fix typo in frequency notification The NAN notification is for 5745 MHz which corresponds to channel 149 and not 5475 which is not actually a valid channel. This could result in a NULL pointer dereference in cfg80211_next_nan_dw_notif.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= a37a6f54439bf82b827a7072415d3a4afa4e12bd, < 1251bbdb8f5b2ea86ca9b4268a2e6aa34372ab33; >= a37a6f54439bf82b827a7072415d3a4afa4e12bd, < 333418872bfecf4843f1ded7a4151685dfcf07d5 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18 |
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Timeline
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- Status
- Deferred
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